From Hero to Zero: The Moment When Billy Corgan Lost Me

I realised the exact moment I went off The Smashing Pumpkins - it was midway through an interminable encore at their 1996 show in Wellington. Now, this was also when the band was at its biggest - in my mind anyway. I had loved the first couple of albums, they were a huge part of my world as I finished high school and moved on to university. I'd even pla…